The Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) for the March 31, 2012, report date must be received by Monday, April 30, 2012. Certain institutions with foreign offices have an additional five calendar days to submit their reports. FDIC-supervised savings associations will begin to file the Call Report this quarter in place of the Thrift Financial Report. As discussed in FIL-18-2012, dated April 5, 2012, this quarter's Call Report revisions relate to savings associations' conversion to the Call Report and also include certain instructional changes.

Statement of Applicability to Institutions under $1 Billion in Total Assets: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised banks and savings associations, including community institutions.

Highlights:

Call Report changes taking effect March 31, 2012, are:

New items for savings associations and certain state savings banks in Schedule RC-M, Memoranda, on compliance with the Qualified Thrift Lender requirement;

Revisions to the leverage ratio denominator calculation in Schedule RC-R, Regulatory Capital, to address measurement differences between banks and savings associations; and